Chapter 1

The sun hadn’t even set, and already the island felt too warm.

The kind of warmth that clung to your skin and made you swear everywhere, making everything feel a little too intimate.

The ocean wind carried the scent of salt and hibiscus, as if reminding me where I was… far from home, far from normal, far from anything predictable.

It was A destination wedding. A week of celebration. A perfect escape.

That’s what I told myself when I came here.

What I didn’t know was what ...